July 18, 2018 Trump says he misspoke on Russian meddling during press conference, accepts US intel findings President Trump said Tuesday that he misspoke when he seemed to dismiss allegations of Russian meddling in the 2016 elections, stating clearly that he accepts the U.S. intelligence community's conclusions as he sought to quell a bipartisan firestorm over his press conference with Vladimir Putin.
July 17, 2018 Trump says 'I'm not pro-Russia,' hits ex-CIA chief Brennan for calling Putin news conference 'treasonous' President Trump denied that he was "pro-Russia" and slammed former CIA Director John Brennan in an interview with ӣƵ after the ex-intelligence chief described Trump's news conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin as "treasonous."
July 17, 2018 Manafort motion to change trial venue rejected by Judge TS Ellis III A federal judge denied former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort’s request on Tuesday to reallocate his trial outside of Washington D.C. Manafort’s attorneys asked that the upcoming trial be moved from Alexandria, Virginia, located inside the Capital region, to Roanoke.
July 17, 2018 Russian meddling in election meant as 'warning' to Clinton, former AG says Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election was not an effort to help then-candidate Donald Trump win the election, but instead meant as a warning to Hillary Clinton about Moscow’s capabilities, argued a former U.S. Attorney General.
July 17, 2018 Rand Paul sides with Trump on Russia, says critics 'motivated' by dislike of president Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul on Monday expressed his approval of President Donald Trump’s handling of Russia, joining a tiny minority of dovish Republicans embracing the president’s approach after a controversial press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
July 17, 2018 Michael Cohen trolls Trump over Russia summit President Trump’s former personal lawyer Michael Cohen tweeted his support for US intelligence agencies and berated Russia on Monday in a clear rebuke of his old boss’s Helsinki press performance.
July 17, 2018 Republicans urge IG to probe Rosenstein over alleged threats to congressional staffers House Freedom Caucus leaders Reps. Mark Meadows and Jim Jordan on Monday urged DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz to investigate whether Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein threatened congressional staffers with “subpoena” earlier this year.
July 16, 2018 Trump says Mueller probe has 'driven a wedge' between US and Russia, says Putin calls it a 'shame' President Trump said Monday that Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation had "driven a wedge between us and Russia" following his summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
July 16, 2018 Bill Browder fires back at Putin after press conference After having his name invoked in a joint press conference with President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, businessman and Magnitsky Act advocate Bill Browder boasted that he has “hit the Achilles' heel of the Putin regime.”
July 16, 2018 Trump, Putin hold historic summit at Finland's presidential palace President Trump met behind closed doors for more than two hours Monday with Vladimir Putin, as the two leaders tackled weighty issues amid political pressure back home for Trump to get tough with the Russian president.